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Peschke T, Feuerecker M, Siegl D, Schicktanz N, Stief C, Zu Eulenburg P, Choukér A, Buchheim JI. Assessing Stress Induced by Fluid Shifts and Reduced Cerebral Clearance during Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy under Trendelenburg Positioning (UroTreND Study). Methods Protoc 2024; 7:31. [PMID: 38668138 PMCID: PMC11054176 DOI: 10.3390/mps7020031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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In addition to general anesthesia and mechanical ventilation, robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) necessitates maintaining a capnoperitoneum and placing the patient in a pronounced downward tilt (Trendelenburg position). While the effects of the resulting fluid shift on the cardiovascular system seem to be modest and well tolerated, the effects on the brain and the blood-brain barrier have not been thoroughly investigated. Previous studies indicated that select patients showed an increase in the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), detected by ultrasound during RALP, which suggests an elevation in intracranial pressure. We hypothesize that the intraoperative fluid shift results in endothelial dysfunction and reduced cerebral clearance, potentially leading to transient neuronal damage. This prospective, monocentric, non-randomized, controlled clinical trial will compare RALP to conventional open radical prostatectomy (control group) in a total of 50 subjects. The primary endpoint will be the perioperative concentration of neurofilament light chain (NfL) in blood using single-molecule array (SiMoA) as a measure for neuronal damage. As secondary endpoints, various other markers for endothelial function, inflammation, and neuronal damage as well as the ONSD will be assessed. Perioperative stress will be evaluated by questionnaires and stress hormone levels in saliva samples. Furthermore, the subjects will participate in functional tests to evaluate neurocognitive function. Each subject will be followed up until discharge. Conclusion: This trial aims to expand current knowledge as well as to develop strategies for improved monitoring and higher safety of patients undergoing RALP. The trial was registered with the German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00031041 on 11 January 2023.
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- Tobias Peschke
- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.P.); (M.F.); (A.C.)
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- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.P.); (M.F.); (A.C.)
- Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Institute for Neuroradiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.P.); (M.F.); (A.C.)
- Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.P.); (M.F.); (A.C.)
- Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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Buchheim JI, Feuerecker M, Balsamo M, Vukich M, Van Walleghem M, Tabury K, Quintens R, Vermeesen R, Baselet B, Baatout S, Rattenbacher B, Antunes I, Ngo-Anh TJ, Crucian B, Choukér A. Monitoring functional immune responses with a cytokine release assay: ISS flight hardware design and experimental protocol for whole blood cultures executed under microgravity conditions. Front Physiol 2024; 14:1322852. [PMID: 38288353 PMCID: PMC10823428 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1322852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Introduction: Long-term space missions trigger a prolonged neuroendocrine stress response leading to immune system dysregulation evidenced by susceptibility to infections, viral reactivation, and skin irritations. However, due to existing technical constraints, real-time functional immune assessments are not currently available to crew inflight. The in vitro cytokine release assay (CRA) has been effectively employed to study the stimulated cytokine response of immune cells in whole blood albeit limited to pre- and post-flight sessions. A novel two-valve reaction tube (RT) has been developed to enable the execution of the CRA on the International Space Station (ISS). Methods: In a comprehensive test campaign, we assessed the suitability of three materials (silicone, C-Flex, and PVC) for the RT design in terms of biochemical compatibility, chemical stability, and final data quality analysis. Furthermore, we thoroughly examined additional quality criteria such as safety, handling, and the frozen storage of antigens within the RTs. The validation of the proposed crew procedure was conducted during a parabolic flight campaign. Results: The selected material and procedure proved to be both feasible and secure yielding consistent and dependable data outcomes. This new hardware allows for the stimulation of blood samples on board the ISS, with subsequent analysis still conducted on the ground. Discussion: The resultant data promises to offer a more accurate understanding of the stress-induced neuroendocrine modulation of immunity during space travel providing valuable insights for the scientific community. Furthermore, the versatile nature of the RT suggests its potential utility as a testing platform for various other assays or sample types.
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- Judith-Irina Buchheim
- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Kayser Italia S.r.l, Livorno, Italy
- European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, Netherlands
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- European Astronaut Center (EAC), European Space Agency (ESA), Cologne, Germany
- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Radiobiology Unit, Nuclear Medical Application Institute, Mol, Belgium
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- Biotechnology Space Support Center (Biotesc), Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), Luzerne, Switzerland
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- European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, Netherlands
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- European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, Netherlands
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- Immunology Lab, NASA Johnsons Space Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity”, Department of Anesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Feuerecker M. [Quod "ERAS" demonstrandum : Advantages of interdisciplinary concepts in cardiac surgery patients]. Anaesthesiologie 2022; 71:661-662. [PMID: 35960306 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-022-01194-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Matthias Feuerecker
- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, LMU Klinikum, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, München, Deutschland.
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Buchheim JI, Billaud JN, Feuerecker M, Strewe C, Dangoisse C, Osterman A, Mehta S, Crucian B, Schelling G, Choukér A. Exploratory RNA-seq analysis in healthy subjects reveals vulnerability to viral infections during a 12- month period of isolation and confinement. Brain Behav Immun Health 2021; 9:100145. [PMID: 34589891 PMCID: PMC8474453 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Exposure to stressful environments weakens immunity evidenced by a detectable reactivation of dormant viruses. The mechanism behind this observation remains unclear. We performed next generation sequencing from RNA extracted from blood samples of 8 male subjects collected before, during and after a 12-month stay at the Antarctic station Concordia. RNA-seq data analysis was done using QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software. Data revealed the inactivation of key immune functions such as chemotaxis and leukocyte recruitment which persisted after return. Next to the activation of the stress response eIF2 pathway, interferon signaling was predicted inactivated due to a downregulation of 14 downstream genes involved in antiviral immunity. Among them, the interferon stimulated genes (ISGs) IFITM2 and 3 as well as IFIT3 exhibited the strongest fold changes and IFIT3 remained downregulated even after return. Impairment of antiviral immunity in winter-over crew can be explained by the downregulation of a battery of ISGs. Whole blood transcriptome analysis during 12-months of isolation in the Antarctic. Data show an inactivation of key immune functions and pathways without recovery. The IFN pathway is most affected showing a downregulation of 14 downstream genes. The results suggest impairment of antiviral immunity and vulnerability to infection.
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- Judith-Irina Buchheim
- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor, Wales, UK
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Virology, National Reference Center for Retroviruses, Faculty of Medicine, LMU München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Brem C, Lutz J, Vollmar C, Feuerecker M, Strewe C, Nichiporuk I, Vassilieva G, Schelling G, Choukér A. Changes of brain DTI in healthy human subjects after 520 days isolation and confinement on a simulated mission to Mars. Life Sci Space Res (Amst) 2020; 24:83-90. [PMID: 31987482 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2019.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Long-term confinement is known to be a stressful experience with multiple psycho-physiological effects. In the MARS500 project, a real-time simulation of a space-flight to Mars conducted in a hermetically isolated habitat, effects of long-term confinement could be investigated in a unique manner. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of long-term-confinement on brain cytoarchitecture. MATERIAL & METHODS The participants of the MARS500 project underwent 3T-MR imaging including a dedicated DTI-sequence before the isolation, right after ending of confinement and 6 months after the experiment. Voxelwise statistical analysis of the DTI data was carried out using tract-based-spatial statistics, comparing an age-matched control group. RESULTS At all three sessions, significant lower fractional anisotropy (FA) than in controls was found in the anterior parts of the callosal body of the participants. Furthermore, after ending of confinement a wide-spread FA reduction could be seen in the right hemisphere culminating in the temporo-parietal-junction-zone. All these areas with decreased FA predominantly showed an elevated radial diffusivity and mean diffusivity while axial diffusivity was less correlated. DISCUSSION Long-term confinement does have measurable effects on the microstructure of the brain white matter. We assume effects of sensory deprivation to account for the regional FA reductions seen in the right TPJ. The differences in the Corpus callosum were interpreted as due to preliminary conditions, e.g. personality traits or training effects. FA and radial diffusivity were the predominant DTI parameters with significant changes, suggesting underlying processes of myelin plasticity.
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- Christian Brem
- Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany
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- Radiologisches Zentrum München-Pasing, Pippinger Str. 25, D-81245 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity" at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity" at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity" at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity" at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 München, Munich, Germany.
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Moser D, Sun SJ, Li N, Biere K, Hoerl M, Matzel S, Feuerecker M, Buchheim JI, Strewe C, Thiel CS, Gao YX, Wang CZ, Ullrich O, Long M, Choukèr A. Cells´ Flow and Immune Cell Priming under alternating g-forces in Parabolic Flight. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11276. [PMID: 31375732 PMCID: PMC6677797 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47655-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Gravitational stress in general and microgravity (µg) in particular are regarded as major stress factors responsible for immune system dysfunction in space. To assess the effects of alternating µg and hypergravity (hyper-g) on immune cells, the attachment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to adhesion molecules under flow conditions and the antigen-induced immune activation in whole blood were investigated in parabolic flight (PF). In contrast to hyper-g (1.8 g) and control conditions (1 g), flow and rolling speed of PBMCs were moderately accelerated during µg-periods which were accompanied by a clear reduction in rolling rate. Whole blood analyses revealed a "primed" state of monocytes after PF with potentiated antigen-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine responses. At the same time, concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokines were increased and monocytes displayed a surface molecule pattern that indicated immunosuppression. The results suggest an immunologic counterbalance to avoid disproportionate immune responses. Understanding the interrelation of immune system impairing and enhancing effects under different gravitational conditions may support the design of countermeasures to mitigate immune deficiencies in space.
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- D Moser
- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Microgravity (National Microgravity Laboratory), Center of Biomechanics and Bioengineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microgravity (National Microgravity Laboratory), Center of Biomechanics and Bioengineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Machine Design, Engineering Design and Product Development (IMK), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Microgravity (National Microgravity Laboratory), Center of Biomechanics and Bioengineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microgravity (National Microgravity Laboratory), Center of Biomechanics and Bioengineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Machine Design, Engineering Design and Product Development (IMK), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Microgravity (National Microgravity Laboratory), Center of Biomechanics and Bioengineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. .,School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Guo A, Srinath J, Feuerecker M, Crucian B, Briegel J, Boulesteix AL, Kaufmann I, Choukèr A. Immune function testing in sepsis patients receiving sodium selenite. J Crit Care 2019; 52:208-212. [PMID: 31102938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We examined in a longitudinal study the role of sodium selenite in sepsis patients in strengthening the immune performance in whole blood samples using immune functional assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a sub-study from a randomized, double blinded multicenter clinical trial (SISPCT) registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00832039) and with data collected at our center. Full blood samples were incubated with various recall antigens and the supernatants were measured for their cytokine concentrations as markers for immune response. Data from days 0, 4, 7, 14, and 21 (from sepsis onset) were analyzed using a generalized least squares model in R to appropriately take the longitudinal structure and the missing values into account. RESULTS From the 76 patients enrolled in the study at our center, 40 were randomized to selenium therapy and 36 to placebo. The analyses of immune response assay data showed no statistical difference between the selenium and placebo groups at each of the time points. There was however an overall dampening of cytokine release, which tended to recover over time in both groups. CONCLUSION Selenium has long been an adjuvant therapy in treating sepsis. Recently, it was proven to not have beneficial effects on the mortality outcome. Using data from our center in this sub-cohort study, we identified no relative improvement in cytokine release of stimulated blood immune cells ex vivo from patients with selenium therapy over a three-week period. This offers a potential explanation for the lack of beneficial effects of selenium in sepsis patients.
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- Anne Guo
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Johnson Space Center (JSC), NASA, 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich-Neuperlach Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Krieger SS, Makedonas G, Mehta S, Nelman M, Pierson D, Tyring S, Choukèr A, Feuerecker M, Strewe C, Sams C, Crucian B. Stress Induced Immune Dysregulation: A Continuum Spanning Antarctica Winterover, Spaceflight, and Terrestrial Patients. The Journal of Immunology 2019. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.182.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Spaceflight, a unique environment characterized by stress, microgravity, isolation, circadian misalignment, and radiation exposure, impacts immune health. This analysis compares various aspects of immune dysregulation in astronauts during long-duration orbital spaceflight to ground-analog populations, including hypoxic and normoxic Antarctic winterover. Astronaut data were also compared to a clinical immunodeficiency population, shingles patients, to help interpret clinical risks during deep space missions.
A comprehensive evaluation was performed across all platforms which included plasma and mitogen stimulated cytokine profiles, T cell function, and peripheral leukocyte distribution. A cross platform analysis was then performed to define in-flight immune alterations, determine analog appropriateness, and interpret clinical risk.
Astronauts manifest a distinct pattern of immune alterations, including unaltered leukocyte distribution, reduced T/NK cell function, and increases in plasma cytokines leading to the reactivation of latent herpesviruses. The pattern is similar to that observed in shingles patients, but reduced in magnitude. Immune alterations during interior Antarctic winterover were dissimilar from spaceflight, likely due to hypobaric hypoxia. Normoxic winterover, to date only cytokine data exist, appears more homologous to spaceflight.
Stress induced reductions in immunity can lead to clinical disease. This phenomenon may represent a continuum, where alterations in astronauts may represent more subtle variations which precede the development of disease. Antarctica data, at a magnitude between flight and disease, suggest that stress and circadian issues may be a primary contributor.
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Strewe C, Moser D, Buchheim JI, Gunga HC, Stahn A, Crucian BE, Fiedel B, Bauer H, Gössmann-Lang P, Thieme D, Kohlberg E, Choukèr A, Feuerecker M. Sex differences in stress and immune responses during confinement in Antarctica. Biol Sex Differ 2019; 10:20. [PMID: 30992051 PMCID: PMC6469129 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-019-0231-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Antarctica challenges human explorers by its extreme environment. The effects of these unique conditions on the human physiology need to be understood to best mitigate health problems in Antarctic expedition crews. Moreover, Antarctica is an adequate Earth-bound analogue for long-term space missions. To date, its effects on human physiology have been studied mainly in male cohorts though more female expeditioners and applicants in astronaut training programs are selected. Therefore, the identification of sex differences in stress and immune reactions are becoming an even more essential aim to provide a more individualized risk management. Methods Ten female and 16 male subjects participated in three 1-year expeditions to the German Antarctic Research Station Neumayer III. Blood, saliva, and urine samples were taken 1–2 months prior to departure, subsequently every month during their expedition, and 3–4 months after return from Antarctica. Analyses included cortisol, catecholamine and endocannabinoid measurements; psychological evaluation; differential blood count; and recall antigen- and mitogen-stimulated cytokine profiles. Results Cortisol showed significantly higher concentrations in females than males during winter whereas no enhanced psychological stress was detected in both sexes. Catecholamine excretion was higher in males than females but never showed significant increases compared to baseline. Endocannabinoids and N-acylethanolamides increased significantly in both sexes and stayed consistently elevated during the confinement. Cytokine profiles after in vitro stimulation revealed no sex differences but resulted in significant time-dependent changes. Hemoglobin and hematocrit were significantly higher in males than females, and hemoglobin increased significantly in both sexes compared to baseline. Platelet counts were significantly higher in females than males. Leukocytes and granulocyte concentrations increased during confinement with a dip for both sexes in winter whereas lymphocytes were significantly elevated in both sexes during the confinement. Conclusions The extreme environment of Antarctica seems to trigger some distinct stress and immune responses but—with the exception of cortisol and blood cell counts—without any major relevant sex-specific differences. Stated sex differences were shown to be independent of enhanced psychological stress and seem to be related to the environmental conditions. However, sources and consequences of these sex differences have to be further elucidated.
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- C Strewe
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute of Doping Analysis und Sports Biochemistry, Kreischa, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Buchheim JI, Hoskyns S, Moser D, Han B, Deindl E, Hörl M, Biere K, Feuerecker M, Schelling G, Choukèr A. Oxidative burst and Dectin-1-triggered phagocytosis affected by norepinephrine and endocannabinoids: implications for fungal clearance under stress. Int Immunol 2019; 30:79-89. [PMID: 29329391 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxy001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A prolonged stress burden is known to hamper the efficiency of both the innate and the adaptive immune systems and to attenuate the stress responses by the catecholaminergic and endocannabinoid (EC) systems. Key mechanisms of innate immunity are the eradication of pathogens through phagocytosis and the respiratory burst. We tested the concentration-dependent, spontaneous and stimulated (via TNFα and N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine) release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in vitro in response to norepinephrine (NE) and AM1241, a pharmacological ligand for the EC receptor CB2. We evaluated phagocytosis of Dectin-1 ligating zymosan particles and tested the cytokine response against Candida antigen in an in vitro cytokine release assay. Increasing concentrations of NE did not affect phagocytosis, yet stimulated ROS release was attenuated gradually reaching maximum suppression at 500 nM. Adrenergic receptor (AR) mechanisms using non-AR-selective (labetalol) as well as specific α-(prazosin) and β-(propranolol) receptor antagonists were tested. Results show that only labetalol and propranolol were able to recuperate cytotoxicity in the presence of NE, evidencing a β-receptor-mediated effect. The CB2 agonist, AM1241, inhibited phagocytosis at 10 µM and spontaneous peroxide release by PMNs. Use of the inverse CB2 receptor agonist SR144528 led to partial recuperation of ROS production, confirming the functional role of CB2. Additionally, AM1241 delayed early activation of monocytes and induced suppression of IL-2 and IL-6 levels in response to Candida via lower activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). These findings provide new insights into key mechanisms of innate immunity under stressful conditions where ligands to the sympatho-adrenergic and EC system are released.
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- Judith-Irina Buchheim
- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany.,Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, Kings College London, UK
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research 'Stress and Immunity', Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany.,Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, Kings College London, UK
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Buchheim JI, Matzel S, Rykova M, Vassilieva G, Ponomarev S, Nichiporuk I, Hörl M, Moser D, Biere K, Feuerecker M, Schelling G, Thieme D, Kaufmann I, Thiel M, Choukèr A. Stress Related Shift Toward Inflammaging in Cosmonauts After Long-Duration Space Flight. Front Physiol 2019; 10:85. [PMID: 30873038 PMCID: PMC6401618 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Space flight exerts a specific conglomerate of stressors on humans that can modulate the immune system. The mechanism remains to be elucidated and the consequences for cosmonauts in the long term are unclear. Most of the current research stems from short-term spaceflights as well as pre- and post-flight analyses due to operational limitations. Immune function of 12 cosmonauts participating in a long-duration (>140 days) spaceflight mission was monitored pre-, post-, and on two time-points in-flight. While the classical markers for stress such as cortisol in saliva where not significantly altered, blood concentrations of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) were found to be highly increased in-flight indicating a biological stress response. Moreover, subjects showed a significant rise in white blood cell counts. Neutrophils, monocytes and B cells increased by 50% whereas NK cells dropped by nearly 60% shortly after landing. Analysis of blood smears showed that lymphocyte percentages, though unchanged pre- and post-flight were elevated in-flight. Functional tests on the ground revealed stable cellular glutathione levels, unaltered baseline and stimulated ROS release in neutrophils but an increased shedding of L-selectin post-flight. In vitro stimulation of whole blood samples with fungal antigen showed a highly amplified TNF and IL-1β response. Furthermore, a significant reduction in CD4+CD25+CD27low regulatory T cells was observed post-flight but returned to normal levels after one month. Concomitantly, high in-flight levels of regulatory cytokines TGF-β, IL-10 and IL-1ra dropped rapidly after return to Earth. Finally, we observed a shift in the CD8+ T cell repertoire toward CD8+ memory cells that lasted even one month after return to Earth. Conclusion: Long-duration spaceflight triggered a sustained stress dependent release of endocannabinoids combined with an aberrant immune activation mimicking features of people at risk for inflammation related diseases. These effects persisted in part 30 days after return to Earth. The currently available repertoire of in-flight testing as well as the post-flight observation periods need to be expanded to tackle the underlying mechanism for and consequences of these immune changes in order to develop corresponding mitigation strategies based on a personalized approach for future interplanetary space explorations.
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- Judith-Irina Buchheim
- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry, Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany.,Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Munich-Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Munich, LMU, Munich, Germany
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Feuerecker M, Crucian BE, Quintens R, Buchheim J, Salam AP, Rybka A, Moreels M, Strewe C, Stowe R, Mehta S, Schelling G, Thiel M, Baatout S, Sams C, Choukèr A. Immune sensitization during 1 year in the Antarctic high-altitude Concordia Environment. Allergy 2019; 74:64-77. [PMID: 29978486 DOI: 10.1111/all.13545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antarctica is a challenging environment for humans. It serves as a spaceflight ground analog, reflecting some conditions of long-duration exploration class space missions. The French-Italian Concordia station in interior Antarctica is a high-fidelity analog, located 1000 km from the coast, at an altitude of 3232 m. The aim of this field study was to characterize the extent, dynamics, and key mechanisms of the immune adaptation in humans overwintering at Concordia for 1 year. METHODS This study assessed immune functions in fourteen crewmembers. Quantitative and phenotypic analyses from human blood were performed using onsite flow cytometry together with specific tests on receptor-dependent and receptor-independent functional innate and adaptive immune responses. Transcriptome analyses and quantitative identification of key response genes were assessed. RESULTS Dynamic immune activation and a two-step escalation/activation pattern were observed. The early phase was characterized by moderately sensitized global immune responses, while after 3-4 months, immune responses were highly upregulated. The cytokine responses to an ex vivo stimulation were markedly raised above baseline levels. These functional observations were reflected at the gene transcriptional level in particular through the modulation of hypoxia-driven pathways. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed unique insights into the extent, dynamics, and genetics of immune dysfunctions in humans exposed for 1 year to the Antarctic environment at the Concordia station. The scale of immune function was imbalanced toward a sensitizing of inflammatory pathways.
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- Matthias Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity” University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
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- Radiobiology Unit Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) Mol Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity” University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
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- IPEV/PNRA‐ESA Antarctic Program Dome C Antarctica
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- Radiobiology Unit Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) Mol Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity” University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity” University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medical Faculty at Mannheim University of Heidelberg Mannheim Germany
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- Radiobiology Unit Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) Mol Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Laboratory of Translational Research “Stress and Immunity” University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
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Strewe C, Thieme D, Dangoisse C, Fiedel B, van den Berg F, Bauer H, Salam AP, Gössmann-Lang P, Campolongo P, Moser D, Quintens R, Moreels M, Baatout S, Kohlberg E, Schelling G, Choukèr A, Feuerecker M. Modulations of Neuroendocrine Stress Responses During Confinement in Antarctica and the Role of Hypobaric Hypoxia. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1647. [PMID: 30534078 PMCID: PMC6276713 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The Antarctic continent is an environment of extreme conditions. Only few research stations exist that are occupied throughout the year. The German station Neumayer III and the French-Italian Concordia station are such research platforms and human outposts. The seasonal shifts of complete daylight (summer) to complete darkness (winter) as well as massive changes in outside temperatures (down to -80°C at Concordia) during winter result in complete confinement of the crews from the outside world. In addition, the crew at Concordia is subjected to hypobaric hypoxia of ∼650 hPa as the station is situated at high altitude (3,233 m). We studied three expedition crews at Neumayer III (sea level) (n = 16) and two at Concordia (high altitude) (n = 15) to determine the effects of hypobaric hypoxia on hormonal/metabolic stress parameters [endocannabinoids (ECs), catecholamines, and glucocorticoids] and evaluated the psychological stress over a period of 11 months including winter confinement. In the Neumayer III (sea level) crew, EC and n-acylethanolamide (NAE) concentrations increased significantly already at the beginning of the deployment (p < 0.001) whereas catecholamines and cortisol remained unaffected. Over the year, ECs and NAEs stayed elevated and fluctuated before slowly decreasing till the end of the deployment. The classical stress hormones showed small increases in the last third of deployment. By contrast, at Concordia (high altitude), norepinephrine concentrations increased significantly at the beginning (p < 0.001) which was paralleled by low EC levels. Prior to the second half of deployment, norepinephrine declined constantly to end on a low plateau level, whereas then the EC concentrations increased significantly in this second period during the overwintering (p < 0.001). Psychometric data showed no significant changes in the crews at either station. These findings demonstrate that exposition of healthy humans to the physically challenging extreme environment of Antarctica (i) has a distinct modulating effect on stress responses. Additionally, (ii) acute high altitude/hypobaric hypoxia at the beginning seem to trigger catecholamine release that downregulates the EC response. These results (iii) are not associated with psychological stress.
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- Claudia Strewe
- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry, Dresden, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- IPEV/PNRA-ESA Antarctic Program, Brest, Antarctica
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN), Mol, Belgium.,Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Strewe C, Zeller R, Feuerecker M, Hoerl M, Matzel S, Kumprej I, Crispin A, Johannes B, Debevec T, Mekjavic IB, Eiken O, Thiel M, Schelling G, Choukèr A. PlanHab Study: Consequences of combined normobaric hypoxia and bed rest on adenosine kinetics. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1762. [PMID: 29379127 PMCID: PMC5788919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20045-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenosine plays a role in the energy supply of cells and provokes differential, hormone-like functions in circulating cells and various tissues. Its release is importantly regulated by oxygen tension. This renders adenosine and its kinetics interesting to investigate in humans subjected to low oxygen conditions. Especially for space exploration scenarios, hypoxic conditions - together with reduced gravity - represent two foreseen living conditions when planning manned long-duration space missions or planetary habitats. The PlanHab study investigated microgravity through inactivity in bed rest and normobaric hypoxia to examine their independent or combined effect on adenosine and its kinetics. Healthy male subjects (n = 14) completed three 21-day interventions: hypoxic bed rest (HBR); hypoxic ambulatory confinement (HAMB); normoxic bed rest (NBR). The interventions were separated by 4 months. Our hypothesis of a hypoxia-triggered increase in adenosine was confirmed in HAMB but unexpectedly also in NBR. However, the highest adenosine levels were noted following HBR. Furthermore, the percentage of hemolysis was elevated in HBR whereas endothelial integrity markers stayed low in all three interventions. In summary, these data suggest that neocytolysis accounts for these effects while we could reduce evidence for microcirculatory changes.
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- C Strewe
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany.,Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Space Physiology, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, School of Technology and Health, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Munich, Germany.
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Moser D, Sun S, Li N, Biere K, Hoerl M, Matzel S, Feuerecker M, Thiel C, Gao Y, Ullrich O, Long M, Chouker A. GRAIN V2.0
(Influence of altered gravity on immune responses demonstrated with neutrophil migration performance)
Migration and activation of immune cells in altered gravity. Front Physiol 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fphys.2018.26.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wössner S, Weber K, Steinbeck AC, Oberhauser M, Feuerecker M. Pregabalin as adjunct in a multimodal pain therapy after traumatic foot amputation — A case report of a 4-year-old girl. Scand J Pain 2017; 17:146-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Background and purpose
The purpose of this case report is to describe a multimodal pain therapeutic concept including the adjunct use of pregabalin in a 4.5 year-old child after forefoot amputation.
Phantom limb pain and sensation is a complex pain syndrome that is difficult to treat and prevent. 70–75% of all children develop such a pain syndrome after amputation. We describe here a paediatric patient who underwent forefoot amputation following traumatic foot injury and received multimodal pain therapy including pregabalin.
The current experiment aimed at studying effects of empathic communication, and more specifically validation, on recall during a pain test and possible mediators and moderators of this effect.
Methods
A 4.5 year-old otherwise healthy girl suffered severe injuries of the right foot and lower leg during a motor vehicle accident. Due to development of severe necrosis, forefoot amputation had to be performed during the hospital stay.
Results
Initial pain therapy included paracetamol, ibuprofen, metamizol, morphine and fentanyl. With mounting pain and anxiety, regional anaesthesia of the distal sciatic nerve was administered in combination with a ketamine and morphine patient controlled analgesia pump (PCA). The peripheral blockade of the distal sciatic nerve was placed with the guidance of ultrasound and nerve stimulator. The PCA concept included a continuous basal rate combined with a bolus function. Although the regional anaesthesia was well positioned and functioning, there was inadequate pain control. The pain was described by the patient as short, highly intense and sharp sensations with intensity on the visual analogue scale (VAS) of 10 (out of 10). Furthermore, she suffered from anxiety episodes and sleep disturbance. The medical team decided to treat with pregabalin to resolve these issues while awaiting amputation (Lisfranc line). She received psychological counselling as adjunct treatment. This multimodal concept enabled an early and efficient pain reduction pre- and post-amputation and allowed for the possibility of a hospital discharge without any opioid pain medication.
Conclusion
The multimodal pain therapy including pregabalin was well tolerated, safe and highly effective in this case of traumatic limb injury and subsequent amputation. The use of pregabalin allowed significant pain and anxiety reduction for the patient.
Implications
Pregabalinis frequentlyused in adult patients for severe complex pain syndromes. There are only few reports of such adjunct medication (pregabalin) in paediatric pain syndromes. These reports focus mainly on the paediatric oncologic population. The case reported here encourages physicians to consider adjunct medications when treating complex pain, which are well established in the adult population. The benefits of such therapy in complex pain and anxiety can be extended to the paediatric population in select cases. Of course, one must always take into account that many routine medications used in children are well established but are off-label use. The authors are well aware of this problem and have conducted a critical literature review prior to pregabalin administration, including the search for randomized trials examining safety and tolerability. The parents or legal guardians of a minor must be thoroughly informed and consent to such a constellation of medical treatment.
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- Stephanie Wössner
- Department of Anaesthesiology , Kantonsspital St. Gallen , Rorschacher Strasse 95, CH-9007 St. Gallen , Kantonsspital Switzerland
- Paediatric Anaesthesia , Ostschweizer Kinderspital , Claudiusstrasse 6, 9006 St. Gallen Claudiusstrasse , Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery , Ostschweizer Kinderspital , Claudiusstrasse 6, 9006 St. Gallen , Claudiusstrasse Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology , Klinikum Groβhadern , University of Munich , Marchioninistraβe 15, 81377 Munich , Munich Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology , Kantonsspital St. Gallen , Rorschacher Strasse 95, CH-9007 St. Gallen , Kantonsspital Switzerland
- Paediatric Anaesthesia , Ostschweizer Kinderspital , Claudiusstrasse 6, 9006 St. Gallen Claudiusstrasse , Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology , Kantonsspital St. Gallen , Rorschacher Strasse 95, CH-9007 St. Gallen , Kantonsspital Switzerland
- Paediatric Anaesthesia , Ostschweizer Kinderspital , Claudiusstrasse 6, 9006 St. Gallen Claudiusstrasse , Switzerland
- Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Groβhadern , University of Munich , Marchioninistraβe 15, 81377 Munich , Munich Germany
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Strewe C, Zeller R, Feuerecker M, Hoerl M, Kumprej I, Crispin A, Johannes B, Debevec T, Mekjavic I, Schelling G, Choukèr A. PlanHab study: assessment of psycho-neuroendocrine function in male subjects during 21 d of normobaric hypoxia and bed rest. Stress 2017; 20:131-139. [PMID: 28166699 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1292246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Immobilization and hypoxemia are conditions often seen in patients suffering from severe heart insufficiency or primary pulmonary diseases (e.g. fibrosis, emphysema). In future planned long-duration and exploration class space missions (including habitats on the moon and Mars), healthy individuals will encounter such a combination of reduced physical activity and oxygen tension by way of technical reasons and the reduced gravitational forces. These overall unconventional extraterrestrial conditions can result in yet unknown consequences for the regulation of stress-permissive, psycho-neuroendocrine responses, which warrant appropriate measures in order to mitigate foreseeable risks. The Planetary Habitat Simulation Study (PlanHab) investigated these two space-related conditions: bed rest as model of reduced gravity and normobaric hypoxia, with the aim of examining their influence on psycho-neuroendocrine responses. We hypothesized that both conditions independently increase measures of psychological stress and enhance neuroendocrine markers of stress, and that these effects would be exacerbated by combined treatment. The cross-over study composed of three interventions (NBR, normobaric normoxic horizontal bed rest; HBR, normobaric hypoxic horizontal bed rest; HAMB, normobaric hypoxic ambulatory confinement) with 14 male subjects during three sequential campaigns separated by 4 months. The psychological state was determined through three questionnaires and principal neuroendocrine responses were evaluated by measuring cortisol in saliva, catecholamine in urine, and endocannabinoids in blood. The results revealed no effects after 3 weeks of normobaric hypoxia on psycho-neuroendocrine responses. Conversely, bed rest induced neuroendocrine alterations that were not influenced by hypoxia.
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- C Strewe
- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
- b Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics , Jozef Stefan Institute , Ljubljana , Slovenia
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- c Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Klinikum Großhadern , University of Munich , Munich , Germany
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- d Department of Space Physiology , Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR) , Cologne , Germany
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- b Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics , Jozef Stefan Institute , Ljubljana , Slovenia
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- b Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics , Jozef Stefan Institute , Ljubljana , Slovenia
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Stress and Immunology Lab , Munich , Germany
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Yi B, Nichiporuk I, Nicolas M, Schneider S, Feuerecker M, Vassilieva G, Thieme D, Schelling G, Choukèr A. Reductions in circulating endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol levels in healthy human subjects exposed to chronic stressors. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016; 67:92-7. [PMID: 26780604 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Increasing evidence indicates that chronic stress, such as social isolation, plays an important role in the development of a variety of psychiatric and somatic disorders. Meanwhile, chronic stress imposed by prolonged isolation and confinement in the spacecraft is also one of the major concerns for the health of future interplanetary space travelers. Preclinical studies suggest that the peripheral endocannabinoid (eCB) system is involved in the regulation of the stress response and eCB signaling is implicated in the pathogenesis of stress-related diseases. However, there are only few human studies addressing this topic, of which most focusing on patients who have already developed a certain type of disorder. It remains unknown whether chronic stress may affect eCB signaling in healthy humans. A 520-d isolation and confinement study simulating a flight to Mars provided an extraordinary chance to study the effects of prolonged stress in healthy humans. During the study period, the participants lived in confinement and could not meet their families, friends, or strangers for more than 500 days. We examined the impact of chronic exposure to isolation and confinement through monitoring their psychological state, brain cortical activity, sympathetic adrenal-medullary system response and eCB signaling response. We observed reduced positive emotion ratings, decreased brain cortical activities and high levels of catecholamine release, indicating that prolonged exposure to isolation and confinement stressors may bring about changes both psychologically and physiologically. Importantly, for eCB signaling response, blood concentrations of eCB 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), but not anandamide (AEA), were significantly reduced (p<0.001), suggesting that dysregulation of 2-AG signaling might be specifically implicated in the response to chronic stressors.
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- Buqing Yi
- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse15, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, 123007 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- University of Burgundy, SPMS (EA 4180), 21000 Dijon, France
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse15, D-81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry, D-01731 Dresden, Germany
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse15, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Marchioninistrasse15, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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Yi B, Titze J, Rykova M, Feuerecker M, Vassilieva G, Nichiporuk I, Schelling G, Morukov B, Choukèr A. Effects of dietary salt levels on monocytic cells and immune responses in healthy human subjects: a longitudinal study. Transl Res 2015; 166:103-10. [PMID: 25497276 PMCID: PMC5538905 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Increasing evidence indicated that excess salt consumption can impose risks on human health and a reduction in daily salt intake from the current average of approximately 12 g/d to 5-6 g/d was suggested by public health authorities. The studies on mice have revealed that sodium chloride plays a role in the modulation of the immune system and a high-salt diet can promote tissue inflammation and autoimmune disease. However, translational evidence of dietary salt on human immunity is scarce. We used an experimental approach of fixing salt intake of healthy human subjects at 12, 9, and 6 g/d for months and examined the relationship between salt-intake levels and changes in the immune system. Blood samples were taken from the end point of each salt intake period. Immune phenotype changes were monitored through peripheral leukocyte phenotype analysis. We assessed immune function changes through the characterization of cytokine profiles in response to mitogen stimulation. The results showed that subjects on the high-salt diet of 12 g/d displayed a significantly higher number of immune cell monocytes compared with the same subjects on a lower-salt diet, and correlation test revealed a strong positive association between salt-intake levels and monocyte numbers. The decrease in salt intake was accompanied by reduced production of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-23, along with enhanced producing ability of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. These results suggest that in healthy humans high-salt diet has a potential to bring about excessive immune response, which can be damaging to immune homeostasis, and a reduction in habitual dietary salt intake may induce potentially beneficial immune alterations.
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- Buqing Yi
- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany; Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich, Germany.
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Strewe C, Muckenthaler F, Feuerecker M, Yi B, Rykova M, Kaufmann I, Nichiporuk I, Vassilieva G, Hörl M, Matzel S, Schelling G, Thiel M, Morukov B, Choukèr A. Functional changes in neutrophils and psychoneuroendocrine responses during 105 days of confinement. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 118:1122-7. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00755.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The innate immune system as one key element of immunity and a prerequisite for an adequate host defense is of emerging interest in space research to ensure crew health and thus mission success. In ground-based studies, spaceflight-associated specifics such as confinement caused altered immune functions paralleled by changes in stress hormone levels. In this study, six men were confined for 105 days to a space module of ∼500 m3mimicking conditions of a long-term space mission. Psychic stress was surveyed by different questionnaires. Blood, saliva, and urine samples were taken before, during, and after confinement to determine quantitative and qualitative immune responses by analyzing enumerative assays and quantifying microbicide and phagocytic functions. Additionally, expression and shedding of L-selectin (CD62L) on granulocytes and different plasma cytokine levels were measured. Cortisol and catecholamine levels were analyzed in saliva and urine. Psychic stress or an activation of the psychoneuroendocrine system could not be testified. White blood cell counts were not significantly altered, but innate immune functions showed increased cytotoxic and reduced microbicide capabilities. Furthermore, a significantly enhanced shedding of CD62L might be a hint at increased migratory capabilities. However, this was observed in the absence of any acute inflammatory state, and no rise in plasma cytokine levels was detected. In summary, confinement for 105 days caused changes in innate immune functions. Whether these changes result from an alert immune state in preparation for further immune challenges or from a normal adaptive process during confinement remains to be clarified in future research.
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- C. Strewe
- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Neuperlach Hospital, Municipal Hospital Group, Munich, Germany; and
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Klinikum Mannheim, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Yi B, Matzel S, Feuerecker M, Hörl M, Ladinig C, Abeln V, Choukèr A, Schneider S. The impact of chronic stress burden of 520-d isolation and confinement on the physiological response to subsequent acute stress challenge. Behav Brain Res 2014; 281:111-5. [PMID: 25499619 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Collective evidence indicates that previous exposure to stressful condition might be able to induce changes in brain structure, HPA axis activity and related neurotransmission, and accordingly affect physiological responses to subsequent challenges. During long-term spaceflight, space travelers have to live under the condition of isolation and confinement in the spacecraft for a long period. It is still largely unknown if this kind of chronic stress burden can induce any long-lasting changes. To address this question, following 520-d isolation and confinement simulating a flight to Mars, the participants and a matched control group were exposed to an acute stress challenge called parabolic flight. Brain cortical activity, HPA axis activity, and sympathetic adrenal-medullary system response were monitored by EEG signal, cortisol secretion, and catecholamine production, respectively. We observed enhanced EEG signals, elevated cortisol levels and increased adrenaline productions. A group effect on cortisol output was revealed showing higher cortisol peak levels in the Mars520 group as compared to the control group, suggesting that HPA axis was to a certain extent more activated in the subjects who had chronic stress experience.
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- Buqing Yi
- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology (Research Group Stress and Immunology), Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia.
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Yi B, Rykova M, Feuerecker M, Jäger B, Ladinig C, Basner M, Hörl M, Matzel S, Kaufmann I, Strewe C, Nichiporuk I, Vassilieva G, Rinas K, Baatout S, Schelling G, Thiel M, Dinges DF, Morukov B, Choukèr A. 520-d Isolation and confinement simulating a flight to Mars reveals heightened immune responses and alterations of leukocyte phenotype. Brain Behav Immun 2014; 40:203-10. [PMID: 24704568 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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During interplanetary exploration, chronic stress caused by long term isolation and confinement in the spacecraft is one of the major concerns of physical and psychological health of space travelers. And for human on Earth, more and more people live in an isolated condition, which has become a common social problem in modern western society. Collective evidences have indicated prolonged chronic stress could bring big influence to human immune function, which may lead to a variety of health problems. However, to what extent long-term isolation can affect the immune system still remains largely unknow. A simulated 520-d Mars mission provided an extraordinary chance to study the effect of prolonged isolation. Six healthy males participated in this mission and their active neuroendocrine and immune conditions were studied with saliva and blood samples from all participants on chosen time points during the isolation period. As a typical neuroendocrine parameter, stress hormone cortisol was measured in the morning saliva samples. Immune phenotype changes were monitored through peripheral leukocyte phenotype analysis. Using an ex vivo viral infection simulation assay we assessed the immune response changes characterized by the ability to produce representative endogenous pro-inflammatory cytokines. The results of this study revealed elevated cortisol levels, increased lymphocyte amount and heightened immune responses, suggesting that prolonged isolation acting as chronic stressors are able to trigger leukocyte phenotype changes and poorly controlled immune responses.
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- B Yi
- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology (Max von Pettenkofer-Institut), University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, Belgium
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Klinikum Mannheim, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Department of Anesthesiology, Research Group Stress & Immunity, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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Feuerecker M, Feuerecker B, Matzel S, Long M, Strewe C, Kaufmann I, Hoerl M, Schelling G, Rehm M, Choukèr A. Five days of head-down-tilt bed rest induces noninflammatory shedding of L-selectin. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:235-42. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00381.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Head-down-tilt bed rest (HDTBR) is a popular model, simulating alterations of gravitation during space missions. The aim of this study was to obtain a better insight into the complexly orchestrated regulations of HDTBR-induced immunological responses, hypothesizing that artificial gravity can mitigate these HDTBR-related physiological effects. This crossover-designed 5 days of HDTBR study included three protocols with no, or daily 30 min of centrifugation or 6 × 5 min of centrifugation. Twelve healthy, male participants donated blood pre-HDTBR, post-HDTBR, and twice during HDTBR. Cellular immune changes were assessed either by enumerative and immune cell phenotyping assays or by functional testing of responses to either recall antigens or receptor-dependent activation by chemotactic agents N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and with TNF-α. The expression of the adhesion molecule L-selectin (CD62L) on the surface of granulocytes and its shedding into plasma samples were measured. In parallel, other humoral factor, such as interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, parameters of endothelial damage (glycocalyx) were determined. Hematocrit and hemoglobin were significantly increased during HDTBR. Although immune functional tests did not indicate a change in the immune performance, the expression of CD62L on resting granulocytes was significantly shed by 50% during HDTBR. Although the latter is normally associated to an activation of inflammatory innate immune responses and during interaction of granulocytes with the endothelium, CD62L shedding was, however, not related either to a systemic inflammatory alteration or to shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx during bed rest. This suggests a noninflammatory or “mechanical” shedding related to fluid shifts during head-down intervention and not to an acute inflammatory process.
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- M. Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- National Microgravity Laboratory and Center for Biomechanics and Bioengineering, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Groβhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and
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Feuerecker M, Mayer W, Kaufmann I, Gruber M, Muckenthaler F, Yi B, Salam AP, Briegel J, Schelling G, Thiel M, Choukèr A. A corticoid-sensitive cytokine release assay for monitoring stress-mediated immune modulation. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 172:290-9. [PMID: 23574325 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The human immune system is orchestrated in a complex manner and protects the host against invading organisms and controls adequate immune responses to different antigen challenges in an endo-, auto- and paracrine-regulated fashion. The variety and intensity of immune responses are known to be dependent on stress-sensitive neural, humoral and metabolic pathways. The delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin test was a validated and standardized measure applied in clinical studies to monitor the integral function of cellular immune responses in vivo. The DTH skin test was, however, phased out in 2002. To obtain insight into the mechanisms of stress-sensitive immune reactions, we have developed an alternative in-vitro assay which allows the evaluation of antigen-dependent cellular immune responses triggered by T lymphocytes. The change in the concentration of proinflammatory cytokines in supernatant of the blood-antigen mixture is of particular interest to mirror the degree and adequacy of cellular immune responses. In this study we report that the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, interferon (IFN)-γ and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α show a time-dependent increase upon ex-vivo bacterial, viral and fungal antigen stimulations. Furthermore, evidence is provided that this assay is sensitive to mirror stress hormone-mediated immune modulation in humans as shown either after hydrocortisone injection or after acute stress exposure during free fall in parabolic flight. This in-vitro test appears to be a suitable assay to sensitively mirror stress hormone-dependent inhibition of cellular immune responses in the human. Because of its standardization and relatively simple technical handling, it may also serve as an appropriate research tool in the field of psychoneuroendocrinology in clinical as in field studies.
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- M Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Strewe C, Feuerecker M, Nichiporuk I, Kaufmann I, Hauer D, Morukov B, Schelling G, Chouker A. Effects of parabolic flight and spaceflight on the endocannabinoid system in humans. Rev Neurosci 2013; 23:673-80. [PMID: 23023882 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2012-0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an important role in the regulation of physiological functions,from stress and memory regulation to vegetative control and immunity. The ECS is considered a central and peripheral stress response system to emotional or physical challenges and acts through endocannabinoids (ECs), which bind to .their receptors inducing subsequent effecting mechanisms. In our studies, the ECS responses have been assessed through blood concentrations of the ECs anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol. In parallel, saliva cortisol was determined and the degree of perceived stress was quantified by questionnaires. This report summarizes the reactivity of the ECS in humans subjected to brief periods of kinetic stress and weightlessness during parabolic flights and to prolonged stress exposure during life onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Both conditions resulted in a significant increase in circulating ECs. Under the acute stress during parabolic flights, individuals who showed no evidence of motion sickness were in low-stress conditions and had a significant increase of plasma ECs. In contrast,highly stressed individuals with severe motion sickness had an absent EC response and a massive increase in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. Likewise, chronic but well-tolerated exposure to weightlessness and emotional and environmental stressors on the ISS for 6 months resulted in a sustained increase in EC blood concentrations,which returned to baseline values after the cosmonauts'return. These preliminary results suggest that complex environmental stressors result in an increase of circulating ECs and that enhanced EC signaling is probably required for adaptation and tolerance under stressful conditions.
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- Claudia Strewe
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Kaufmann I, Draenert R, Gruber M, Feuerecker M, Roider J, Choukèr A. A new cytokine release assay: a simple approach to monitor the immune status of HIV-infected patients. Infection 2013; 41:687-90. [PMID: 23536310 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0445-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To test a new assay based on an ex vivo cytokine release from whole blood for the monitoring of immune changes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. METHODS A pilot study of outpatients with HIV infection (n = 9) at a large academic hospital who were divided into three groups: HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with a CD4(+) cell count >350/μL (group I) or a CD4(+) cell count <350/μL (group II) and HIV-infected HAART-naïve subjects with a CD4(+) cell count >350/μL (group III). All groups were compared with healthy volunteers (n = 3). The ex vivo cytokine release assay was performed in a three-step process: (1) blood collection, (2) whole-blood ex vivo incubation over 48 h without or with a standard set of well-defined recall antigens as comparable to those used formerly in the skin delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) test, (3) cytokine determination from the assay supernatant. RESULTS Under stimulated conditions, untreated HIV-infected patients with a CD4(+) count >350/μL had similar interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels in the supernatant of the whole-blood incubation to HIV-infected patients on HAART with a low CD4(+) count. Both groups revealed lower IL-2 levels in the supernatant than HIV-infected patients on HAART and with a CD4(+) count >350/μL or healthy volunteers. The determination of interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α in the supernatant showed a similar arrangement of cytokines between groups. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that this cytokine release assay could be a suitable tool to mirror the immunological responsiveness of patients with HIV infection in a gradual manner; further studies are required in order to assess its value in HAART monitoring.
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- I Kaufmann
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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Kuhnle GE, Hornuss C, Lenk M, Salam AP, Wiepcke D, Edelmann-Gahr V, Flake G, Daunderer M, Oberhauser M, Müller HH, Feuerecker M. Impact of propofol on mid-latency auditory-evoked potentials in children. Br J Anaesth 2013; 110:1001-9. [PMID: 23399557 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Propofol is increasingly used in paediatric anaesthesia, but can be challenging to titrate accurately in this group. Mid-latency auditory-evoked potentials (MLAEPs) can be used to help titrate propofol. However, the effects of propofol on MLAEP in children are unclear. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between propofol and MLAEP in children undergoing anaesthesia. METHODS Fourteen healthy children aged 4-16 yr received anaesthesia for elective surgery. Before surgery, propofol was administered in three concentrations (3, 6, 9 µg ml(-1)) through a target-controlled infusion pump using Kataria and colleagues' model. MLAEPs were recorded 5 min after having reached each target propofol concentration at each respective concentration. Additionally, venous propofol blood concentrations were assayed at each measuring time point. RESULTS Propofol increased all four MLAEP peak latencies (peaks Na, Pa, Nb, P1) in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the differences in amplitudes were significantly smaller with increasing propofol target concentrations. The measured propofol plasma concentrations correlated positively with the latencies of the peaks Na, Pa, and Nb. CONCLUSIONS Propofol affects MLAEP latencies and amplitudes in children in a dose-dependent manner. MLAEP measurement might therefore be a useful tool for monitoring depth of propofol anaesthesia in children.
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- G E Kuhnle
- Clinic of Anaesthesiology, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera GmbH, Straße des Friedens 122, 07548 Gera, Germany
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Feuerecker M, Kaufmann I, Salam AP, Choukèr A. Effects of cryopreservation with polyethylene glycol on the expression of CD11b and CD62L on the surface of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Cryo Letters 2012; 33:151-160. [PMID: 22576119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In experimental and clinical studies, expression of surface adhesion molecules such as ß2-integrine (CD11b) and L-selectin (CD62L) on polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) are investigated to assess certain crucial innate immune functions. Because the expression of CD11b and CD62L on PMNL can alter they cannot be quantified reliably when the time between blood draw and measurements is prolonged. Goals of this study were to test effects of cryopreservation on the expression of CD11b and CD62L on human PMNLs either under native conditions as well as after stimulation-dependant adhesion molecules´ expression pattern. CD11b and CD62L expression on PMNL can be cryopreserved with 10% of PEG-solution for at least one month at -60 degree C. This was observed in native, unstimulated as well as in stimulated cell-preparations. CD11b is very stable in contrast to CD62L expression which appears to be more susceptible to alteration due to freezing-thawing. However, the relative stimulus-dependant changes of activation can still be reflected.
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- M Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Munich
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Feuerecker M, Hauer D, Gresset T, Lassas S, Kaufmann I, Vogeser M, Briegel J, Hornuss C, Choukèr A, Schelling G. Effect of an acute consumption of a moderate amount of ethanol on plasma endocannabinoid levels in humans. Alcohol Alcohol 2012; 47:226-32. [PMID: 22278319 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Animal experiments have shown that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an important role in the regulation of ethanol intake. We investigated these effects in healthy volunteers who consumed a moderate amount of ethanol (red wine) and measured plasma levels of the endocannabinoids (ECs) anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) to test whether alcohol consumption influences the ECS in humans. Grape juice or plain non-sparkling water served as non-alcoholic control liquids. METHODS In total, 55 adults were enrolled in this study and assigned to one of three groups drinking either 250 ml of red wine (28.0 g of ethanol, <0.8 g of sugar and 187.5 kcal), grape juice (41.0 g of sugar, 187.5 kcal) or plain water within 10 min. Twenty minutes and 45 min thereafter, AEA, 2-AG, ethanol and glucose levels were determined from venous plasma samples. RESULTS AEA, 2-AG and plasma glucose levels were significantly reduced after red wine consumption. AEA had its maximal decline at 20 min (from 0.23 ± 0.12 to 0.18 ± 0.07 ng/ml, P < 0.01), whereas the nadir of 2-AG was seen after 45 min and dropped from 6.68 ± 4.13 to 5.49 ± 3.22 ng/ml (P < 0.05). Grape juice highly affected blood glucose level after 20 min, with a return to baseline after 45 min. ECs remained almost unchanged by this intervention. Water intake had no significant effect on AEA (0.21 ± 0.08 at baseline and 0.19 ± 0.06 after 45 min) but resulted in a gradual reduction in 2-AG concentrations which became significant at 45 min when compared with baseline. CONCLUSIONS The consumption of a moderate amount of red wine reduces plasma AEA and 2-AG concentrations, whereas the volume and caloric equivalent of the sugar containing, non-alcoholic liquid grape juice does not affect plasma ECs. Plain water has a differential effect on the ECS by reducing 2-AG concentrations without affecting AEA.
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- Matthias Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
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Feuerecker M, Hauer D, Toth R, Demetz F, Hölzl J, Thiel M, Kaufmann I, Schelling G, Choukèr A. Effects of exercise stress on the endocannabinoid system in humans under field conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 112:2777-81. [PMID: 22101870 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2237-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effects of physical exercise stress on the endocannabinoid system in humans are almost unexplored. In this prospective study, we investigated in a crossover design and under field conditions at different altitudes the effects of physical exercise on the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in 12 trained healthy volunteers. For determination of alterations on the ECS three different protocols were analyzed: Protocol A (physical exercise at lower altitude) involved strenuous hiking below 2,100 m, whereas Protocol B (physical exercise by active ascent to high altitude) involved hiking up to 3,196 m, an accommodation at the cottage and a descent the next day. Protocol C (passive ascent) included a helicopter ascent to 3,196 m, an overnight stay at this altitude and a flight back to the base camp the following day. The cumulative hiked altitude in Protocol A and B was comparable (~1,650 m). The blood EC concentrations of anandamide increased significantly in Protocol A/B from baseline (T0) 0.12 ± 0.01/0.16 ± 0.02 (mean ± SEM) to 0.27 ± 0.02/0.42 ± 0.02 after exercise (T1) (p < 0.05). Anandamide levels in Protocol C remained stable at 0.20 ± 0.02. We conclude that the ECS is activated upon strenuous exercise whereas the combination with hypoxic stress further increases its activity. The reduced partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude alone did not affect this system. In summary, physical exercise activates the endocannabinoid system, whereas the combination with high altitude enhances this activation. This discloses new perspectives to adaptation mechanisms to physical exercise.
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- M Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Großhadern, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Feuerecker M, Lenk M, Flake G, Edelmann-Gahr V, Wiepcke D, Hornuss C, Daunderer M, Müller HH, Kuhnle GE. Effects of increasing sevoflurane MAC levels on mid-latency auditory evoked potentials in infants, schoolchildren, and the elderly. Br J Anaesth 2011; 107:726-34. [PMID: 21862495 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Detection of mid-latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) is a technology to monitor central nervous structures. As seen in adults and children, general anaesthesia influences the MLAEP latencies. MLAEP detection seems to be a promising tool to assess different levels of anaesthesia depth in adults and children. METHODS MLAEPs were recorded in 10 infants (2 months-3 yr), 12 schoolchildren (6-14 yr), and 10 elderly (75-89 yr) under general anaesthesia with increasing concentrations of sevoflurane at steady state. In addition, MLAEPs were detected before and after the application of sufentanil. RESULTS At all different ages, MLAEP latencies increased significantly with higher volume percentages of sevoflurane. These results were also detectable when MAC values of sevoflurane were compared with MLAEP peaks. An age-dependent effect could be displayed as elderly people need lower absolute sevoflurane concentrations to achieve the same MLAEP peak increase. Overall, the application of sufentanil under steady-state sevoflurane application at 1 MAC did not importantly affect the MLAEP latencies. CONCLUSIONS MLAEP latencies increase at the influence of sevoflurane in a dose-dependent manner and in relation to age. These results imply that MLAEP detection is a reasonable tool for monitoring hypnotic effects at all ages. Further studies are required to standardize MLAEP alterations related to effects of medication used for general anaesthesia at all different ages.
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- M Feuerecker
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Kaufmann I, Feuerecker M, Salam A, Schelling G, Thiel M, Choukèr A. Adenosine A2(A) receptor modulates the oxidative stress response of primed polymorphonuclear leukocytes after parabolic flight. Hum Immunol 2011; 72:547-52. [PMID: 21513753 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Space flight and gravitational stress can alter innate immune function. Parabolic flights (PFs) as a model for short-term gravitational changes prime the cytotoxic capability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). In view of the emerging role of adenosine in the regulation of innate immune responses, we examined the potency of adenosine to control the release of cytotoxic H(2)O(2) by primed PMNs via the adenosine receptor system. During PFs, microgravity conditions (<10(-2) G) are generated for approximately 22 seconds, followed by a hypergravity (1.8 G) phase resulting in gravitational stress. We studied the ex vivo effects of adenosine on the production of H(2)O(2) by stimulated PMNs and determined adenosine plasma levels and adenosine A2(A) receptor transcripts of leukocytes of PF participants (n = 15). Increasing concentrations of adenosine dose dependently reduced tissue-toxic H(2)O(2) production by PMNs with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) of 19.5 nM before takeoff and 7.6 nM at 48 hours after PF. This increase in the adenosine-mediated inhibition of PMNs' H(2)O(2) production was completely reversed by addition of the A2(A) receptor antagonist ZM241385. PF induced a nonsignificant elevation in adenosine plasma levels; A2(A) receptor mRNA from leukocytes remained almost unchanged. Adenosine limits the oxidative stress response of PMNs after PFs through an upregulation of the adenosine A2(A) receptor function. This stop signal on inflammation is stronger than that under normal physiologic states and may limit further cytotoxic damage. Pharmacologic manipulation of the adenosine A2(A) receptor pathway could be a potential target for control of unwanted exacerbations of cytotoxic PMN functions.
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- Ines Kaufmann
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich, 81366 Munich, Germany
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Choukèr A, Kaufmann I, Kreth S, Hauer D, Feuerecker M, Thieme D, Vogeser M, Thiel M, Schelling G. Motion sickness, stress and the endocannabinoid system. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10752. [PMID: 20505775 PMCID: PMC2873996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background A substantial number of individuals are at risk for the development of motion sickness induced nausea and vomiting (N&V) during road, air or sea travel. Motion sickness can be extremely stressful but the neurobiologic mechanisms leading to motion sickness are not clear. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) represents an important neuromodulator of stress and N&V. Inhibitory effects of the ECS on N&V are mediated by endocannabinoid-receptor activation. Methodology/Principal Findings We studied the activity of the ECS in human volunteers (n = 21) during parabolic flight maneuvers (PFs). During PFs, microgravity conditions (<10−2 g) are generated for approximately 22 s which results in a profound kinetic stimulus. Blood endocannabinoids (anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, 2-AG) were measured from blood samples taken in-flight before start of the parabolic maneuvers, after 10, 20, and 30 parabolas, in-flight after termination of PFs and 24 h later. Volunteers who developed acute motion sickness (n = 7) showed significantly higher stress scores but lower endocannabinoid levels during PFs. After 20 parabolas, blood anandamide levels had dropped significantly in volunteers with motion sickness (from 0.39±0.40 to 0.22±0.25 ng/ml) but increased in participants without the condition (from 0.43±0.23 to 0.60±0.38 ng/ml) resulting in significantly higher anandamide levels in participants without motion sickness (p = 0.02). 2-AG levels in individuals with motion sickness were low and almost unchanged throughout the experiment but showed a robust increase in participants without motion sickness. Cannabinoid-receptor 1 (CB1) but not cannabinoid-receptor 2 (CB2) mRNA expression in leucocytes 4 h after the experiment was significantly lower in volunteers with motion sickness than in participants without N&V. Conclusions/Significance These findings demonstrate that stress and motion sickness in humans are associated with impaired endocannabinoid activity. Enhancing ECS signaling may represent an alternative therapeutic strategy for motion sickness in individuals who do not respond to currently available treatments.
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- Alexander Choukèr
- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Kaufmann I, Schachtner T, Feuerecker M, Schelling G, Thiel M, Choukèr A. Parabolic flight primes cytotoxic capabilities of polymorphonuclear leucocytes in humans. Eur J Clin Invest 2009; 39:723-8. [PMID: 19473213 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02136.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previously performed in vitro studies suggested that gravitational stress may alter functions of immune cells. This study investigated the in vivo effects of parabolic flight manoeuvres as a short-term model of micro- and hypergravity on the cytotoxic and microbicidal polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMN) functions as the key element of innate immunity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-one healthy male volunteers underwent 30 subsequent parabolic flight manoeuvres. Each manoeuvre produced 22-s periods of nearly weightlessness close to <<0g>>, with each parabola starting with a pull-up and ending with a pull-out (hypergravity) at 1.8 g for about 20 s each. Blood samples were drawn 24 h prior to take off (T0), after 25-30 parabolas (T1), and 24 h (T2) and 48 h (T3) after flight for determination of (i) leucocyte number and subpopulations, (ii) PMNs' capabilities to produce hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and to adhere and phagocytose particles and (iii) plasma cytokines known to prime PMN functions [interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)]. RESULTS Parabolic flight induced an increase in leucocyte number with a significant elevation of the PMN fraction. The spontaneous H(2)O(2) production by PMNs did not change; however, the capability of PMNs to produce H(2)O(2) in response to soluble stimuli [N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), fMLP and TNF-alpha, calcium ionophore (A23187), phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)] was increased. Adhesive and phagocytic properties of PMNs were not altered. Regarding priming cytokines, IL-8 and G-CSF were significantly elevated. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that parabolic flight induces priming of the cytotoxic capabilities of PMNs without affecting microbicidal functions.
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- I Kaufmann
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Klinikum Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, Munich, Germany
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